The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. Followed by Weather.
Daily prayer and reflection with the Right Rev Richard Chartres, Bishop of London.
Farming has its third government minister in three years after Jane Kennedy's resignation; the president of the NFU discusses his frustration at such a high turnover. Peter Kendall says the new minister will struggle to come to terms with the complexity of the many issues facing the industry.
Chairman of the Commons Treasury Committee John McFall discusses if the Labour Party is united behind Gordon Brown.
Zubeida Malik reports on the female teacher in Pakistan who received threats from the Taliban for continuing her work.
Nearly one in five deaths in the UK in 2005 could be attributed to smoking, a report says. Co-author of the report Stephen Allender, of the Department of Public Health at Oxford University, discusses the figures.
Jon Leyne reports on the difference in political opinion between rural and urban Iran.
Former cabinet minister Stephen Byers has added his voice to calls for Prime Minister Gordon Brown to stand down.
The governor of California, Arnold Schwarzenegger, has announced plans to scrap traditional textbooks in the state's public schools and replace them with online versions. John Dunford, of the Association of School and College Leaders, discusses whether the idea would work in schools in the UK.
Huw Williams reports on whether dozens of wallabies on an island in Loch Lomand will be culled.
Mike Thomson reports undercover from Zimbabwe on fears that a new wave of violence will engulf the country.
Note - The BBC is not allowed to operate legally in Zimbabwe, so some names and places have been changed or omitted in Mike's report to protect some of the people he has spoken to.
Foreign Secretary David Miliband discusses whether rebels calling for the prime minister to go have widespread support.
Lloyds Banking Group is to close all 160 branches of Cheltenham and Gloucester, with up to 1500 jobs lost. Robert Peston reports on the decision.
There are reports that there has been a small breakthrough on the five British hostages held in Iraq since May 2007. Security correspondent Frank Gardner outlines the latest developments.
Spain's Ambassador to London Carlos Miranda and pensioner Sam Lesser discuss the award of Spanish citizenship to civil war fighters.
Royal Dutch Shell has agreed to pay $15.5m to settle a lawsuit which accused the oil firm of complicity in rights abuses in Nigeria. David Loyn explains the background to the case.
Political editor Nick Robinson and Peter Riddell, of the Times, discuss the future of Gordon Brown as prime minister.
Former cricketer Wasim Khan and MP Tony Baldry discuss the quality of cricket in schools.
Michael Sandel, Harvard Professor of Government, delivers four lectures about the prospects of a new politics of the common good. The series is presented and chaired by Sue Lawley.
Sandel considers the expansion of markets and how we determine their moral limits. Should immigrants, for example, pay for citizenship? Should we pay schoolchildren for good test results, or even to read a book? He calls for a more robust public debate about such questions, as part of a 'new citizenship'.
Lebanese novelist Hanan al-Shaykh's memoir of the life of her mother. Kamila falls in love, but her family have other plans for her and events take a disturbing turn.
What is a healthy amount of animal fat in our diet? Plus, opera star Christine Rice on turning her back on her physics doctorate; and getting sun exposure safely.
Paul Evans asks if enough is being done to conserve honeybees, their habitats and the flowers which provide them with pollen and nectar.
The modern threats to honeybees, which include varroa mites and colony collapse disorder, are being widely publicised. But the honeybee in the UK is just a single species - there are over 260 species of solitary bees and bumblebees in the British Isles, all of which perform a free and efficient pollination service.
Bob Dickinson talks to performance artists who have used their own bodies as a site for art, and in doing so challenged the limits of what it means to be human.
In 2008 the Australian artist, Stelarc, began a new project in which he grew a genetically-cloned ear on his left arm. This cloned organ will, after continuing surgery, be fitted with a microphone and linked to the internet, so that we will all be able to listen, from our PCs, to what Stelarc is hearing through his 'extra ear'. At the same time, the French artist, Orlan, produced an installation, Harlequin Coat, which uses recombinant DNA technology to fuse living cells taken from her body with the cells of other humans, and animals.
Bob Dickinson talks to these artists and others, including Marina Abramovic, Franko B and the Chinese artist He Yun Chang, and asks them what makes them want to endure discomfort, pain and isolation. He reports on the way in which certain artists are now moving away from the limited space of their bodies, fascinated by the way technology and genetic engineering are remapping our understanding of the self.
Call You and Yours considers the extent to which unemployment may rise, which sectors will suffer the most, and where opportunities will emerge first. A career coach offers advice on how to make yourself stand out from the crowd, and we hear the experiences of listeners from across the country.
Terence Curran goes behind the scenes to experience the recording process as different classical performers prepare for the studio. Among them is pianist Kathryn Stott. There are also interviews with notable performers including Emma Johnson and Stephen Hough, producers and record company executives who discuss the little-known psychological aspects behind making a classical recording.
Terence explores how more seasoned performers approach recording and also looks at how decisions are reached in chamber groups. Which member of a quartet decides the best 'take', and what happens if no one can agree?
By Mark Shand. Eva's mother has gone missing. But with her father sneezing in turquoise and acting high-pitched orange, can Eva and her father find each other, let alone their missing relative?
A play about synaesthesia - the mixing of senses - and how a father and daughter rediscover each other.
Eva ...... Lucy Jo Hudson
Daniel ...... Kevin Doyle
Maria ...... Sue Kelly
Sarah ...... Olwen May
Policeman ...... Hamilton Berstock
One of the few surviving members of the British whaling fleet recalls life on South Georgia, and Professor Tom Williamson from the University of East Anglia reveals the rich history of a now almost lost hamlet.
By Alan Titchmarsh. A widow's life is transformed when she embarks on an unexpected love affair. Read by Joanna Tope.
Series charting the history of America, written and presented by David Reynolds.
Activists confront segregationists in the south and President Johnson signs the Voting Rights Act after years of protests and political pressure.
Key inventions from 1923 include a crucial part of a TV set, a packet of frozen peas, a device for separating molecules and the story of the man who made us all stop for a moment of peace at traffic lights.
Kate Mosse and her guests - journalist, Melissa Benn and , the journalist, and Horrible Histories author, Terry Deary - discuss books by Nuala O'Faolain, Charles Nicholl and Carol Shields.
Are You Somebody? by Nuala O'Faolain.
Full coverage and analysis of the day's news with Eddie Mair. Plus Weather.
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4, followed by Weather.
Pilot of the comedy impressions series examining the bizarre and private lives of public people.
Tony collects a map for the Ambridge Wanderers reunion this week. Neil seizes the opportunity to ask if Tom would consider obtaining his weaners from Neil again, instead of his current supplier. Tony is optimistic but warns Neil that Tom is tied into his existing contract for three months. Neil is disappointed: he has weaners available now.
Mike talks to Eddie, metal detecting at Grange Farm. Eddie is doleful but just as he's about to give up, the detector whines and he uncovers an old, broken bracelet. Back at Keeper's Cottage, Joe recognises it as one that Susan lost fifty years ago. They agree to get it cleaned and fixed. Clarrie should have this unexpected heirloom.
Mike enjoys another dance class with Vicky. Afterwards, as they kiss on the street, Vicky says that she's brought an overnight bag with her - just in case Mike wanted her to come home with him. Delighted Mike kisses her again.
The showman and illusionist Derren Brown can seemingly predict and control human behaviour. He discusses his mix of suggestion, psychology and misdirection and tells Mark Lawson about a very different skill, as a caricature artist.
Has history been taken over by amateurs? Forty years ago, Lady Antonia Fraser published the biography 'Mary, Queen of Scots'. As a new edition of the biography is released, she discusses the writing of history with Margaret MacMillan, whose recently published The Uses and Abuses of History analyses popular fascination with history.
Film critics Larushka Ivan-Zadeh and Mark Eccleston review three very different films: John Woo's Red Cliff, an epic set during the end of the Han Dynasty; the documentary The End of the Line, which exposes the negative effects of fishing on the world's oceans; and The Hangover, a comedy about a stag night set in Las Vegas.
By Robert Forrest. Second series inspired by the writings of Sei Shonagon, the 10th-century Japanese poet and lady-in-waiting to the Empress Teishi.
Yukinari has been beaten and left for dead in a blacksmith's bothy. Someone has been sending him writings which speak of The Day of Fire, and an Incorruptible Lord - a Lord Yukinari believes may now be in the Palace itself.
Shonagon ...... Ruth Gemmell
Yukinari ...... Mark Bazeley
Tadanobu ...... Liam Brennan
Masamitsu ...... Ralph Riach.
Julian O'Halloran investigates claims that industrial-scale pig farms in America played a key role in exposing us to the swine flu virus.
Local people near the first known case in Mexico questioned the role of an American-owned industrial scale pig farm not far away. Any link was strenuously denied, however, and the US pork industry soon helped persuade medical authorities to drop the term 'swine flu'.
But for years American virologists have been studying the links between new and potentially risky flu viruses and farm animals. Whatever the role of pig farms in Mexico, experts say that parts of the current flu virus can be traced back to outbreaks of swine flu, then affecting only pigs, in several American states in 1998.
As Julian reports from the USA, the move to highly intensive pig farming methods by some companies has long been denounced by green groups and the animal welfare lobby, who allege massive damage to the environment, intolerable smells, and health risks to farm workers and their families. Now they are asking if factory farming conditions could have increased the dangers of a global flu pandemic.
Mani Djazmi sits in for Peter White with news and information for the blind and partially sighted.
Why, despite the recession, 20,000 people with severe sight loss could be better off.
Could a community radio station unearth new talent that could give our presenters a run for their money?
A psychoanalyst explains why fund managers hitched themselves so firmly to the bloated financial bubble and why the whiz-kid financiers really believe they can beat the market.
Peter White goes in search of those who monitor how we spend our money, where we travel and the state of our health, while remaining unseen themselves.
Peter meets immigration officers Matt Dyson and Tim Weatherall, who explain what a passport says about a person and how they can be sure you are who you say you are. He also learns about the unseen techniques used to flush out those who attempt to smuggle drugs by swallowing them. He is put through one of the machines used to detect drugs and is shown the largest X-ray machine in the world.
It is July 1989, a year after Emma and Dexter first met - and agreed to be 'just friends'. Dex is off travelling in India and Em has slid into a grim waitressing job at a Mexican restaurant. But their letters continue to fly back and forth.
The comedian examines the virtue of generosity. With poetry and songs by Tom Basden and Tim Key. From August 2008.
News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament with Susan Hulme.
WEDNESDAY 10 JUNE 2009
WED 00:00 Midnight News (b00krysg)
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. Followed by Weather.
WED 00:30 Book of the Week (b00kvp9f)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:45 on Tuesday]
WED 00:48 Shipping Forecast (b00kryv0)
The latest shipping forecast.
WED 01:00 Selection of BBC World Service Programmes (b00kryxz)
BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
WED 05:20 Shipping Forecast (b00krywm)
The latest shipping forecast.
WED 05:30 News Briefing (b00kryzr)
The latest news from BBC Radio 4.
WED 05:43 Prayer for the Day (b00krz1r)
Daily prayer and reflection with the Right Rev Richard Chartres, Bishop of London.
WED 05:45 Farming Today (b00krz6f)
Charlotte Smith hears from a leading scientist who says dairy cows are being 'milked to starvation'. A report for the European Commission is to be published, but in an exclusive interview for Farming Today, one of its authors, Professor Don Broome from Cambridge University, says farmers should be paid not just for the milk they produce, but also for the welfare of their cows.
WED 06:00 Today (b00krzbm)
Presented by Edward Stourton and John Humphrys.
Shadow health secretary Andrew Lansley discusses how NHS managers can prepare for a possible financial shortfall.
Middle East correspondent Tim Franks reports on how the half a million Jewish settlers who live in East Jerusalem and the West Bank feel about the cooler diplomatic tone from Washington.
Eric Metcalfe, director of Human Rights Policy at Justice - a legal group supported by many of the UK's most eminent lawyers - discusses a major Law Lords judgement on secret material against terrorism suspects.
Former presiding officer of the Scottish Parliament Lord Steel discusses how Westminster can learn from Holyrood.
Consultant neurologist Jeremy Brown discusses a new mental agility quiz that could help detect Alzheimer's disease more accurately than the traditional test.
Correspondent Mike Thomson reports on the plight of Zimbabwe's orphaned youngsters. The BBC is not allowed to operate legally in Zimbabwe so some names and places in Mike's report have been changed to protect the identities of some of those he's spoken to.
Thought for the day with Professor Mona Siddiqui, of the University of Glasgow.
RMT leader Bob Crow and Mayor of London Boris Johnson discuss if strikes on London Underground are justified.
Liberal Democrat peer Lord Carlile QC and lawyer Matthew Ryder discuss how far the state should set aside normal rules of fairness to protect itself against the threat of terrorism.
Word experts Paul Payack and Benjamin Zimmer discuss whether there are a million words in the English language.
Health Secretary Andy Burnham discusses whether modest funding increases could be outstripped by rising costs within the NHS.
Roger Shipman, director for children at Ofsted, discusses what more can be done to identify the needs of young carers.
Sarah Rainsford reports on the 1500 mainly Islamic art objects excavated illegally in Afghanistan and sent to the National Museum in Kabul.
Dr Colin Brown, of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, defines and explains the importance of tribology.
Formula 1 driver Jenson Button discusses how he is handling the pressure of being ahead of his rivals in the World Championship.
WED 09:00 Midweek (b00ktd9y)
Libby Purves is joined by Philip Mould, Stefanie Marsh, Baluji Shrivastav and Ben Crystal.
Philip Mould is an international art dealer and a regular expert on the Antiques Roadshow. In his latest book, Sleuth: The Amazing Quest for Lost Art Treasures, he delves into the world of art detection with stories of discoveries of Gainsboroughs, Rembrandts and Damien Hirst's restaurant fixtures and fittings. Sleuth: The Amazing Quest for Lost Art Treasures is published by HarperCollins.
Journalist Stefanie Marsh writes for The Times; she was one of the first English-speaking reporters to break the case of Josef Fritzl. For her book, The Crimes of Josef Fritzl, she spent a year in Austria interviewing many who were directly involved in the case, including police, psychiatrists, doctors and lawyers, to try to understand what forces drove Fritzl to commit such terrible crimes. The Crimes of Josef Fritzl: Uncovering the Truth is published by HarperCollins.
Baluji Shrivastav is a maestro sitar player. Tragically blinded as a baby, he was sent to the Ajmer Blind School, where music was a compulsory subject. He excelled and was soon conducting the 80-strong school orchestra and supporting his whole family, touring India with the National Ballet Troupe. His philosophy that music is a universal language is demonstrated by his work with George Harrison, Kaiser Chiefs and Oasis. He is currently on tour with Song Celestial.
Ben Crystal is an actor and writer. Known to some as the Jamie Oliver of Shakespeare, in his book Shakespeare on Toast he attempts to dispel the myth that Shakespeare is difficult. By explaining the universality and timelessness of his appeal, he believes that if Shakespeare were alive today, he would be writing scripts for EastEnders and Coronation Street rather than for elite theatregoers. Shakespeare on Toast is published by Icon Books.
WED 09:45 Book of the Week (b00kvp9h)
The Locust and the Bird
Episode 3
Lebanese novelist Hanan al-Shaykh's memoir of the life of her mother.
Following her forced marriage, Kamila risks everything when she secretly resumes the affair with her beloved Muhammad.
WED 10:00 Woman's Hour (b00ks0kh)
Anthony Browne; Dressing appropriately on holiday
Children's Laureate and illustrator Anthony Browne. Plus, journalist Justine Hardy on Kashmir; and do we think enough about what is appropriate wear at our holiday destinations?
WED 11:00 Ireland: From Boom to Bust (b00ktdb0)
Olivia O'Leary tells the story of the biggest economic crisis Ireland has ever known and its search for a post-crash identity.
For the last 20 years the Irish economy was the pride of Europe. If the rush to riches was very un-Irish, Olivia tries to find out if her country is now reverting to a more familiar state of penance. William Butler Yeats described the indigenous character trait as an abiding sense of tragedy that sustained people through temporary periods of joy.
For many younger people, who were told that they had more money and more freedom than any previous generation, the maudlin emigration songs with their tales of yearning and aching loneliness felt like stories from a distant era. Suddenly, though, they no longer feel so remote. As the shutters are pulled down on job opportunities at home, the harsh prospect of having to find work abroad is all too real for thousands of young people.
Olivia finds that Ireland's economic crisis is far from over and finds out how the country is re-imagining itself anew.
WED 11:30 Spread a Little Happiness (b00ktdb2)
Series 1
Episode 3
Comedy by John Godber and Jane Thornton, set in a Yorkshire sandwich bar.
A recent jog to work seems to have improved more than Hope and Jodie's muscles, judging by the number of breakfast baps they are selling.
Hope ...... Suranne Jones
Jodie ...... Susan Cookson
Dave ...... Neil Dudgeon
Ray ...... Shaun Prendergast
Ben ...... Ben Crowe
Directed by Chris Wallis.
WED 12:00 You and Yours (b00ks1kq)
Consumer news and issues with Winifred Robinson.
WED 12:57 Weather (b00ks1rr)
The latest weather forecast.
WED 13:00 World at One (b00ks1v2)
As the Prime Minister unveils new proposals to debate Constitutional Reform and 'recall' for errant MPs, Martha Kearney asks whether there is any chance of real change in this Parliament.
WED 13:30 The Media Show (b00ktdb4)
Steve Hewlett examines the future for local TV news with Ofcom's Stewart Purvis and the BBC's John Tate. Steve also discusses the extent to which anti-terror laws are restricting freedom of expression with journalist Shiv Malik. Plus, as Victoria Wood accuses quiz shows of being male-dominated and testosterone-fuelled, Steve is joined by the writer Kathy Lette and Jo Bunting, producer of Have I Got News for You, to discuss whether or not it is a fair criticism.
WED 14:00 The Archers (b00ks1x4)
[Repeat of broadcast at
19:00 on Tuesday]
WED 14:15 Drama (b008jgm1)
Puddle
Romantic comedy by Peter Souter.
Advertising agency director Sam has mislaid his actress girlfriend Gemma, who is shooting a soap in New York, and is desperate to win her back. But when Sam finally gets to America, he hasn't the courage to confront her. Instead he ends up in a New York jail, where he pours out his a heart to a distinctly unimpressed fellow inmate.
Sam ...... Rory Kinnear
Gemma ...... Tamsin Greig
Fats/NoNeck ...... Nicky Henson
VO/Bella/Girl 2 ...... Laura Molyneux
Jo/Girl 1 ...... Joannah Tincey
Charlotte ...... Rachel Atkins
Aaron/Noodle/NoNeck/Customer ...... Kerry Shale
Directed by Gordon House.
WED 15:00 Money Box Live (b00ktdb7)
Paul Lewis and a panel of guests answer calls on insurance.
He is joined by Peter Staddon of BIBA, Clare Francis from moneysupermarket.com and Malcolm Tarling of the ABI.
WED 15:30 Afternoon Reading (b00ktbf0)
More Love in the Afternoon
A Fortnight in Tuscany
Series of three new short stories by leading romantic novelists.
When a high-flying business executive signs up for a cookery course in Tuscany, it is not just her knife skills that improve. By Katie Fforde, read by Candida Benson.
WED 15:45 America, Empire of Liberty (b00ks223)
Black Power
Series charting the history of America, written and presented by David Reynolds.
Despite the gains of the civil rights movement, African-American frustration at the slow pace of change results in riots and the emergence of militant leaders.
WED 16:00 Thinking Allowed (b00ktdbb)
Human Zoos - Girl Racers
Laurie Taylor discusses 'human zoos', the practice of putting colonial subjects on display to western audiences. He is joined by Charles Forsdick, co-editor of Human Zoos: Science and Spectacle in the Age of Colonial Empires, and the cultural commentator Kate Berridge.
There were 20-25,000 on display, in special villages, in circuses and in bars. Millions of spectators from New York to London, Tokyo to Warsaw visited at their feeding times, watched as they gave birth and came to ogle at their extraordinary physicality as they stood nude behind bars. These were the people of Africa, Aboriginals from Australia, Fijians, Zulus and even Laplanders, brought to the cradle of imperialism to tell a story of savagery and civilisation.
Also Girl Racers, an ethnographic study of car modifiers in Aberdeen, and how the women involved in the youth cult intergrate themselves in a traditionally male pass time. Karen Lumsden from Aberdeen University tells Laurie about her research.
WED 16:30 All in the Mind (b00ktcb2)
[Repeat of broadcast at
21:00 on Tuesday]
WED 17:00 PM (b00ks2hj)
Full coverage and analysis of the day's news with Eddie Mair. Plus Weather.
WED 18:00 Six O'Clock News (b00ks2kq)
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4, followed by Weather.
WED 18:30 Spoon, Jar, Jar, Spoon - The Two Sides of Tommy Cooper (b00jm66h)
Rob Brydon explores two sides to comedian Tommy Cooper - his humour and his love of magic. On stage, Cooper assumed a manic and bumbling persona, but behind this was a man with a genuine talent for magic, as revealed by contributions from magicans Paul Daniels, Alan Alan and Ali Bongo.
WED 19:00 The Archers (b00ks1x6)
Kenton is full of excitement as he collects David for their boys' night out. Christopher plays down Susan's aspirations for his imminent twenty first birthday and goes off with Kenton, to Susan's surprise.
Out on the town, Kenton, David, Christopher et al are joined by Jazzer. Talk turns to Mike and Vicky, when Jazzer is disturbed by a text from Annette. It's clear he has no intention of returning it.
Concerned Helen tells Kirsty that Annette hooked up with Jazzer at the weekend. She worries that Jazzer is deeply unsuitable for Annette but Kirsty insists that Helen has to let Annette make her own mistakes. Bumptious Jazzer invites them to join the pub crawl but Helen gives him short shrift.
As the bars get busier and the music gets louder, David enjoys himself less and less. When he sees a couple of Pip's friends in one bar, he decides to bale out. He is delighted when he bumps into Helen, who offers him a life home. Meanwhile, Kenton, Jazzer and Christopher knock back shots and have a ball. At the end of the night, exuberant Kenton declares that this is what he wants to do: run his own bar.
Episode written by Keri Davies.
WED 19:15 Front Row (b00ks2n9)
James Nesbitt stars in a new drama that spans the five years after the 2003 invasion of Iraq. Writer Peter Bowker and producer Derek Wax discuss making the programme, which charts the journeys of three soldiers from invasion to the present.
100 years ago, the Italian poet Marinetti published a Manifesto of Futurism, demanding art that celebrated the modern world of industry and technology. Artist Thomas Heatherwick visits a new exhibition celebrating the movement's centenary.
Peggy Reynolds reviews the opening of major new productions of The Cherry Orchard and The Winter's Tale, both directed by Sam Mendes.
WED 19:45 15 Minute Drama (b00ks4b9)
The Pillow Book, series 2 - Fire
Episode 3
By Robert Forrest. Second series inspired by the writings of Sei Shonagon, the 10th-century Japanese poet and lady-in-waiting to the Empress Teishi.
Lieutenant Yukinari is convinced that one of three Lords of the Palace is the leader of a rebellion which threatens the life of Emperor, the Sun God himself.
Shonagon ...... Ruth Gemmell
Yukinari ...... Mark Bazeley
Tadanobu ...... Liam Brennan
Oshika ...... Nick Underwood.
WED 20:00 Moral Maze (b00ktdbd)
Michael Buerk chairs a debate on the moral questions behind the week's news. Claire Fox, Melanie Philips, Clifford Longley and Kenan Malik cross-examine witnesses.
When is a women too old to have a baby? 66-year-old Elizabeth Munro has become Britain's oldest mother, having had a son after fertility treatment at a Ukrainian clinic using donated eggs and sperm. As a pensioner, she would have been considered far too old to have IVF in this country, but she joined a small but growing group of women taking part in 'fertility tourism': travelling to foreign clinics that have very different ideas on what should be the upper age limit for women to have this sort of treatment. The oldest so far is Omkari Panwar from India who, at 70, is the proud mother of twins.
Should we worry? If a woman has the psychological, emotional and financial ability to have a child, why shouldn't she? After all, there are plenty of women who become mothers naturally who satisfy none of those criteria. And what about the child in all of this? We may all be living longer and healthier lives, but is the generation gap between a teenage child and a parent in their 80s not only too big to bridge, but positively damaging to a child's development? Do our worries say more about our expectation of and attitudes to post-menopausal women than it does about our concern for children?
It is usually a case of 'cigars all round' when a man becomes a father at a certain age, so why the double standards? Last year there was a five per cent increase in the number of women aged over 40 giving birth. Are medical advances in IVF going too far for the good of society? If so, where should the line be drawn, and why?
Witnesses:
Dr Geeta Nargund
Consultant and Head of Reproductive Medicine at St Georges Hospital; President of International Society for Mild Assisted Reprod Medicine - ISMAAR; Chair of the Task force for the European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology.
Yvonne Roberts
Writer and Journalist
Senior Associate of the Young Foundation think tank on family policy and parenting.
Nick Bostrom
Director, Future of Humanity Institute; Professor, Faculty of Philosophy and James Martin 21st Century School, University of Oxford.
WED 20:45 Street Circus (b00jypr3)
Midge Ure travels to Cape Town in South Africa to visit Zip Zap School of Circus Arts for Social Change. Midge is expecting the big top, bright lights and clowns in comedy big shoes and red noses, but this is something entirely different.
Founded in 1992 by Laurence and Brent van Rensburg, the vision for the Zip Zap circus school was to teach circus skills to South African children from all walks of life - from Cape Town's wealthy middle class elite to children born in the townships. Boys, girls, wealthy, homeless, extroverted, introverted, aged eight to 18, all have their places and responsibilities at Zip Zap, which attempts to embody Mandela's vision of the Rainbow Nation.
Midge meets Zip Zap's founders in Cape Town, and joins Shannon and Neville, two trainers from Zip Zap who travel to Khayelitsha township once a week to run the circus outreach programme there for kids born with HIV.
Shannon and Neville seem to embody what Zip Zap is all about. The former is a white American from Minneapolis who went over to train with Zip Zap and the latter is a black South African from Khayelitsha township - they got together at Zip Zap.
At the Khayelitsha outreach programme, there is no big top or paying audiences, just 25 children aged between eight and 13 who were all born with HIV. They practise circus skills in the street, including juggling, unicycle and throwing hoops. Midge is initially a little sceptical about how teaching circus skills to kids born with HIV can improve their lives. He hears how they have been ostracised by their own communities and how the circus workshops attempt to enable these children to develop their physical strength and abilities, while gaining self-confidence.
Midge says, 'I get it now. It's not about building up wonderful performers, it's about integration, it's about self-esteem. The circus works - it gives all these kids a focus, it gives them something to do, something to learn. But most importantly it gives them a little bit of hope.'.
WED 21:00 Nature (b00kt8r1)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:00 on Tuesday]
WED 21:30 Midweek (b00ktd9y)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:00 today]
WED 21:58 Weather (b00ks4js)
The latest weather forecast.
WED 22:00 The World Tonight (b00ks4l5)
National and international news and analysis with Robin Lustig.
Morgan Tsvangirai says Zimbabwe needs aid immediately.
Gordon Brown's package to cleanse Parliament.
Mars may collide with Earth (but not soon).
WED 22:45 Book at Bedtime (b00ksjyt)
David Nicholls - One Day
Episode 3
Julian Rhind-Tutt reads from the bittersweet novel by David Nicholls.
Dexter's career in television seems to be taking off, but, as they move into the early 1990s, Emma is still wondering what to do with her life - a dilemma not eased by Dexter's endless parade of girlfriends.
A Waters Company production for BBC Radio 4.
WED 23:00 Self-Storage (b0080x3g)
Series 1
Family
Dave's family try therapy to halt his descent, but he can't see the point - what's wrong with living in a storage unit?
Stars Reece Shearsmith and Mark Heap.
Sitcom written by Tom Collinson and Barnaby Power.
Dave ...... Reece Shearsmith.
Geoff ...... Mark Heap.
Ron ...... Tom Goodman-Hill
American ...... Phil Nicol
Judy ...... Rosie Cavaliero.
Sarah ...... Susan Earl.
Dad ...... Philip Jackson
Producer: Ed Morrish
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in October 2007.
WED 23:15 Strangers on Trains (b00d45p4)
Episode 1
Travellers, including a love-struck postie, share their darkest secrets. Stars Nat Segnit and Stewart Wright. From August 2008.
WED 23:30 Today in Parliament (b00ks4n1)
News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament with David Wilby.
THURSDAY 11 JUNE 2009
THU 00:00 Midnight News (b00krysj)
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. Followed by Weather.
THU 00:30 Book of the Week (b00kvp9h)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:45 on Wednesday]
THU 00:48 Shipping Forecast (b00kryv2)
The latest shipping forecast.
THU 01:00 Selection of BBC World Service Programmes (b00kryy1)
BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
THU 05:20 Shipping Forecast (b00krywp)
The latest shipping forecast.
THU 05:30 News Briefing (b00kryzt)
The latest news from BBC Radio 4.
THU 05:43 Prayer for the Day (b00krz1t)
Daily prayer and reflection with the Right Rev Richard Chartres, Bishop of London.
THU 05:45 Farming Today (b00krz6h)
With Charlotte Smith.
With UK beef and dairy production struggling, record levels of exports are providing some good news for these industries.
A Yorkshire farmer explains how he is improving productivity in his beef herd.
THU 06:00 Today (b00krzbp)
Presented by James Naughtie and John Humphrys.
Home educator Fiona Nicholson and child services director Peter Traves discuss whether local authorities should have the right to visit any child taught at home.
A woman is due in court charged with four counts of sexual assault and three counts relating to the distribution of indecent images of children. Michelle Elliott, of children's charity Kidscape, reflects on what Police have called a 'significant and distressing situation'.
Radio 4 reporter Simon Cox examines the concern about the growth of online gambling.
Barrister Usha Sood discusses whether, as Virendra Sharma MP alleges, the dowry system is degrading to women and can lead to domestic violence.
Economists John Moulton and Steven Bell discuss if confidence has returned in the UK economy.
The Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain is to perform at the Proms. Matthew Reynolds, owner of the Duke of Uke specialist shop, discusses the appeal of the instrument, with a song from newsreader Kathy Clugson.
Thought for the day with Dr David Wilkinson, principal of St John's College, Durham.
Correspondent Mike Thomson reports from Zimbabwe on the children who are forced to take on the responsibilities of parenthood while they are themselves not yet in their teens. The BBC is not allowed to operate legally in Zimbabwe so some names and places have been changed to protect the people with whom Mike has spoken.
Chief Secretary to the Treasury Liam Byrne and his shadow counterpart Philip Hammond discuss whether public spending cuts are inevitable.
Yoko Ono has been nominated for a lifetime achievement award by the music magazine Mojo.
Reporter Nicola Stanbridge went to meet Yoko and her son, Sean Lennon.
The first Information Commissioner, Richard Thomas, is about to leave office. He reflects on his six years in the post.
In 2010 South Africa will become the first African country to host the World Cup tournament. Southern Africa correspondent Karen Allen reports on the legacy that the tournament is hoped to leave for children in the country.
One of the men arrested in April in a series of anti-terrorism raids has been speaking to the BBC about his case. Correspondent Mike Wooldridge reports on his conversations with the man.
Lawyer Laurence Harris examines if UK libel laws are stifling free speech.
Virologist John Oxford says it is wise for the UN to declare a global swine flu pandemic.
THU 09:00 In Our Time (b00ktfmw)
The Augustan Age
Melvyn Bragg and guests Mary Beard, Catharine Edwards and Duncan Kennedy discuss the political regime and cultural influence of the Roman Emperor Augustus. Called the Augustan Age, it was a golden age of literature with Virgil's Aeneid and Ovid's Metamorphosis among its treasures. But they were forged amidst creeping tyranny and the demands of literary propaganda. Augustus tightened public morals, funded architectural renewal and prosecuted adultery. Ovid was exiled for his saucy love poems but Virgil's Aeneid, a celebration of Rome's grand purpose, was supported by the regime. Indeed, Augustus saw literature, architecture, culture and morality as vehicles for his values. He presented his regime as a return to old Roman virtues of forbearance, valour and moral rectitude, but he created a very new form of power. He was the first Roman Emperor and, above all, he established the idea that Rome would be an empire without end. Catharine Edwards is Professor of Classics and Ancient History at Birkbeck College, University of London; Duncan Kennedy is Professor of Latin Literature and the Theory of Criticism at the University of Bristol; Mary Beard is Professor of Classics at Cambridge University.
THU 09:45 Book of the Week (b00kvp9l)
The Locust and the Bird
Episode 4
Lebanese novelist Hanan al-Shaykh's memoir of the life of her mother. Kamila is forced to choose between her love for Muhammad and her daughters.
THU 10:00 Woman's Hour (b00ks0kk)
Caroline Flint; Maria Friedman; Natural childbirth
Caroline Flint MP in her first radio interview. Plus, West End musical star Maria Friedman on her career; and changing attitudes to childbirth.
THU 11:00 From Our Own Correspondent (b00ktgkj)
BBC foreign correspondents with the stories behind the world's headlines. Introduced by Kate Adie.
THU 11:30 Burl Ives (b00ktgkl)
Musician and writer CP Lee celebrates the life, career and music of singer and Oscar-winning actor Burl Ives, in the centenary year of his birth.
CP Lee also explores Ives's co-operation in the 1950s with the anti-communist trials held by the House Un-American Activities Committee, and how he informed against his fellow folk musicians, notably Pete Seeger, in order to preserve his film career.
Burl Ives came from Illinois, where he sang folk songs as a child, dropping out of school in the late 1920s to become an itinerant banjo player during the economic depression. By the 1930s he was appearing on radio, singing the songs he made famous, such as Foggy Foggy Dew, The Bluetail Fly and the hobo ballad Big Rock Candy Mountain.
Along with Woody Guthrie, Ives was one of a generation of musicians who were rediscovering American folk music, performing it to politicise their audiences as well as entertain them. Ives was also a talented actor, and during the Second World War he found success in several roles in Broadway productions. Subsequently he won an Oscar for his role in the 1958 film, The Big Country.
Like many other left-wing artists, Ives faced blacklisting in the late 1940s, when he was listed in a McCarthyite publication as having possible communist connections. But Ives survived the House Un-American Activities Committee two years later, by informing against other folk musicians, notably Pete Seeger. In 1993, however, two years before Ives's death, Seeger forgave him and the two were reunited and sang at a benefit concert in New York.
CP Lee explores Ives's rise to fame, his music, and the dilemmas he faced, with the help of veteran American folk singer Julie Felix. They recall the music and the influence of a man whose career spanned more than one troubled period in American history, and who is best remembered today for the songs he recorded for children.
THU 12:00 You and Yours (b00ks1ks)
Consumer news and issues with Winifred Robinson.
THU 12:57 Weather (b00ks1rt)
The latest weather forecast.
THU 13:00 World at One (b00ks1v4)
As the World Health Organisation prepares to raise its threat level from the global Swine Flu pandemic to its highest level, what changes there will be in the way cases are treated in Britain?
The Conservatives' spending plans are under scrutiny again; we examine how they will pay for plans to set up new state schools during a funding squeeze.
THU 13:30 Off the Page (b00ktprr)
Stripping Off
Dominic Arkwright, Zoe Simon, Catherine Blyth and Phil Hilton discuss whether being revealing is art or obscenity? From 2009.
THU 14:00 The Archers (b00ks1x6)
[Repeat of broadcast at
19:00 on Wednesday]
THU 14:15 Drama (b00kvr5l)
Taken
By Suzanne Heathcote. The disappearance of a little girl in Simon's town brings home the fact that, since his divorce, his own daughter has no idea who he is. Fuelled by alcohol and nightmares, Simon's obsession with finding the missing girl and his failure to be a good father pushes him to the edge.
Simon ...... Will Keen
Amanda ...... Brigit Forsyth
Peter ...... Joseph Kloska
Hannah ...... Wendy Nottingham
Sarah ...... Jasmine Hyde
Brian ...... Alex Woodhall
Newsreader ...... Crispin Clover
Other parts played by Leighton Martin, Nicola Fox and Amelia Rubra.
Directed by Carl Prekopp.
THU 15:02 Ramblings (b00krgcr)
[Repeat of broadcast at
06:07 on Saturday]
THU 15:27 Radio 4 Appeal (b00krj56)
[Repeat of broadcast at
07:55 on Sunday]
THU 15:30 Afternoon Reading (b00ktbf2)
More Love in the Afternoon
Fish and Chips
By Freya North. An unexpected inheritance leads a young woman to see her life in a whole new way. Read by Melody Grove.
THU 15:45 America, Empire of Liberty (b00ks225)
Women's Liberation
Series charting the history of America, written and presented by David Reynolds.
American women push back against sexism, demanding career opportunities and access to birth control.
THU 16:00 Bookclub (b00kryfr)
[Repeat of broadcast at
16:00 on Sunday]
THU 16:30 Material World (b00kvr9g)
All new housing must be zero-carbon by 2016 according to government policy, but is such a commitment even meaningful? The aim seems worthy, but experts say that new homes often use twice the energy expected, partly because the engineering science is too poor. As the UK research councils pour new money into eco-engineering, Quentin Cooper hears about the challenges of low-carbon housing.
The WHO appear likely to announce that the H1N1 swine flu outbreak has indeed reached pandemic level. Quentin speaks to the epidemiologist who published, in the journal Science, some of the first predictions. Is it turning out as they expected?
A compound designed to attack the DNA of cancer cells failed. Instead, researchers at the University of Warwick tried it out on infectious bacteria, and it killed them in minutes. Could it be the new secret weapon in our dwindling anti-biotic arsenal?
Plus the news stories of impending planetary collision, albeit in billions of years time, are examined. Actually, the work published in the journal Nature, the result of some of the most powerful computing in the world, suggests to astronomers that inter-planetary collision is instead less likely than they feared.
THU 17:00 PM (b00ks2hl)
Full coverage and analysis of the day's news with Eddie Mair. Plus Weather.
THU 18:00 Six O'Clock News (b00ks2ks)
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4, followed by Weather.
THU 18:30 Hut 33 (b00wfwyl)
Series 2
Getting Heavy
Hut 33 has come bottom in the ranking at Bletchley Park, and the code breakers must do something to prove themselves.
James Cary's sitcom set at Bletchley Park - the top-secret home of the Second World War codebreakers.
Charles …. Robert Bathurst
Archie …. Tom Goodman-Hill
Minka …. Olivia Colman
Mrs Best …. Lill Roughley
Gordon …. Fergus Craig
Joshua … Alex McQueen
With Lisa Sutherland, Arnab Chanda and Ben Crowe.
Producer: Adam Bromley
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in June 2008.
THU 19:00 The Archers (b00ks1x8)
Lilian is upset when she wakes to find Matt creeping out of the house. Matt is evasive about where he's going, but tells Lilian he'll see her later.
Neil spends a frustrating day on the phone, fruitlessly searching for new customers. Clarrie asks him if she can borrow Susan's precious glass bowl for her arrangement for the WI Flower Show. In a rush to head to Yorkshire for the Ambridge Wanderers reunion, distracted Neil agrees she can borrow it if she's careful.
While Eddie helps Will fix some damaged pens, Will complains that his plans for the shoot are being largely ignored by Adam.
Seeking comfort at Honeysuckle Cottage, Lilian tells Adam that she's no idea where Matt is. She can't believe the excuses that he's doing business can be true. Finally, Matt calls, only to tell Lilian that he's had a prang in his car and won't be home tonight. Angry and upset, Lilian assumes he's with another woman. Both she and Adam agree: she shouldn't have to cope with this alone.
Episode written by Keri Davies.
THU 19:15 Front Row (b00ks2nc)
Arts news and reviews with Kirsty Lang.
The Oscar-nominated writer and director Guillermo Del Toro discusses his new novel, in which the world is assailed by a fearsome virus. He also looks ahead to his next project: directing a film adaptation of Tolkien's The Hobbit.
Prize-winning German author Julia Franck explains how her novel was inspired by the experience of her father, whose mother abandoned him on a station platform when he was seven.
Geraldine McCaughrean, author of the official Peter Pan sequel, reviews a dramatisation of JM Barrie's story which is being performed inside a large tent in London's Kensington Gardens.
Kirsty visits Orleans House Gallery in Twickenham, one of the four shortlisted contenders for this year's Art Fund Prize for museums and galleries. Originally built in the 18th century, Orleans House has recently redeveloped its former stables and coach-house into a community hub for creativity and education.
THU 19:45 15 Minute Drama (b00ks4bc)
The Pillow Book, series 2 - Fire
Episode 4
By Robert Forrest. Second series inspired by the writings of Sei Shonagon, the 10th-century Japanese poet and lady-in-waiting to the Empress Teishi.
An earthquake has shattered the Palace walls. Gifts arrive from across Japan, and from the Emperor of China himself. But Yukinari fears that the gifts are not as innocent as they seem.
Shonagon ...... Ruth Gemmell
Oshika ...... Nick Underwood
Yukinari ...... Mark Bazeley
Tadanobu ...... Liam Brennan
Masamitsu ...... Ralph Riach.
THU 20:00 The Report (b00kvpzr)
Corruption in Sport
As the FA launches another investigation into claims of suspicious betting on a football match, Simon Cox reports on the industry behind the ÂŁ40 billion gambled on sport in the UK each year, and asks whether enough is being done to protect sport from corruption.
THU 20:30 The Bottom Line (b00kvr9j)
Evan Davis tests his three guests on the tricky business of succession: is there an ideal time to choose who is going to take over from you, or is it better to hang on until you're pushed? Following recent events in Downing Street, Evan finds out whether businesses can manage handovers any better than politicians.
He also asks the chief executive of Pizza Hut UK whether size matters. Can big ever be too big? In this recession, should companies become leaner and meaner to survive the bad times?
Evan's guests are Jens Hofma, chief executive of Pizza Hut UK, Chris Hyman, chief executive of Serco and Harriet Green, chief executive of Premier Farnel.
THU 21:00 Leading Edge (b00kvr9l)
Can Science Be Creative?
Can scientific research be creative and how can funding agencies ensure that it is? Geoff Watts asks Professor David Delpy, head of the UK Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council, what he is doing to stimulate and recognise original, innovative research. Professor Delpy also describes his own career path, from inventing the anti-cancer bra to leading a 800 million pound-per-year agency.
Is science open to new ideas, or does the peer review process only fund and publish work that supports the status quo and the vested interests of the reviewers? Geoff meets Don Braben, a visiting lecturer at UCL and former science impresario, who thinks that a percentage of the nation's science budget should go to supporting 'blue skies' research that is not focused on any recognised goal. He sees scientific freedom as a basic human need.
Geoff also meets writer and inventor Anne Miller, who has published a book on 'how to get your ideas adopted (and change the world)'. It is something she is clearly quite good at herself, with 39 patents to her name and a claim to be Britain's most prolific female inventor. But what's the secret? How can scientists and inventors become more creative?
The programme also features creativity and innovation from the past, as Geoff heads to the Science Museum in London to sample their Centenary Journey trail around the 10 exhibits proposed by curators as the most iconic exhibits in the museum. Visitors and listeners can vote for their choice at the museum or on its website.
THU 21:30 In Our Time (b00ktfmw)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:00 today]
THU 21:58 Weather (b00ks4jv)
The latest weather forecast.
THU 22:00 The World Tonight (b00ks4l7)
National and international news and analysis with Robin Lustig.
How will the world cope with a swine flu pandemic?
Iran prepares to vote in presidential elections.
An outgoing Tory MEP calls David Cameron's policy on the European Parliament 'stupid'.
Four former Guantanamo Bay inmates arrive in Bermuda.
THU 22:45 Book at Bedtime (b00ksjyw)
David Nicholls - One Day
Episode 4
Julian Rhind-Tutt reads from the bittersweet novel by David Nicholls.
Alcohol is beginning to take over Dexter's life, but the frenzied world of media partying seems to need that kind of fuel. His old friend Emma has qualified as a teacher and has begun to shake off her romantic feelings for Dex.
A Waters Company production for BBC Radio 4.
THU 23:00 Down the Line (b00js9g3)
Credit Crunch Special
A one-off special edition of the spoof phone-in show on the subject of the credit crunch, starring Rhys Thomas as Gary Bellamy.
With Amelia Bullmore, Simon Day, Felix Dexter, Charlie Higson, Lucy Montgomery and Paul Whitehouse. Plus special guests Mark Gatiss and Robert Popper.
A Down The Line production for BBC Radio 4.
THU 23:30 Today in Parliament (b00ks4n3)
News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament with Sean Curran.
FRIDAY 12 JUNE 2009
FRI 00:00 Midnight News (b00krysl)
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. Followed by Weather.
FRI 00:30 Book of the Week (b00kvp9l)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:45 on Thursday]
FRI 00:48 Shipping Forecast (b00kryv4)
The latest shipping forecast.
FRI 01:00 Selection of BBC World Service Programmes (b00kryy3)
BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
FRI 05:20 Shipping Forecast (b00krywr)
The latest shipping forecast.
FRI 05:30 News Briefing (b00kryzw)
The latest news from BBC Radio 4.
FRI 05:43 Prayer for the Day (b00krz1w)
Daily prayer and reflection with the Right Rev Richard Chartres, Bishop of London.
FRI 05:45 Farming Today (b00krz6k)
Charlotte Smith on how farmers are coping following the collapse of a leading milk co-operative, and how 170 jobs and 250 farms are saved following the sale of a threatened Welsh creamery. As the UK beef industry faces steady decline, how beef imports are supporting the market.
FRI 06:00 Today (b00krzbr)
Presented by James Naughtie and Edward Stourton.
Epidemiologist Sir Roy Anderson says the UK is well prepared for a major outbreak of swine flu.
Mick Brookes, general secretary of the National Association of Head Teachers, considers if a new emphasis on raw exam results would make things harder for schools in deprived areas.
Reporter Sanchia Berg meets Emily Cole of English Heritage to be shown around some of the more memorable blue plaque sites in London.
Correspondent Mike Thomson examines the repercussions of the collapse of Zimbabwe's education system. The BBC is not allowed to operate legally in Zimbabwe so many of the names of people Mike interviewed have been changed and some locations omitted in order to protect those with whom he has spoken.
Palau President Johnson Toribiong explains the decision to agree to temporarily resettle Guantanamo Bay detainees.
Bristol-born graffiti artist Banksy is returning to his home city where, amid great secrecy, he is holding his biggest UK exhibition. Correspondent Jon Kay reports on the exhibition.
Thought for the day with John Bell, of the Iona Community.
Work and Pensions Secretary Yvette Cooper discusses if, as targeted by the government, child poverty can be eradicated by 2020.
Correspondent Jon Leyne and Sir Richard Dalton, a former British Ambassador to Tehran, discuss the elections in Iran.
Mark Hutchings reports on the opening of Britain's highest cafe: on the summit of Mount Snowdon in Wales.
General Stanley McChrystal says Afghan civilians will be protected from unintended consequences of US military operations.
CBI Director General Richard Lambert and Nicholas Vernon, of the Brussels-based think tank Bruegel, discuss how the financial sector should be regulated.
Correspondent Kevin Connolly examines the use of the death penalty in New Mexico.
Professor Robert Allen and historian Tristram Hunt discuss why the Industrial Revolution began in the UK.
Film producer Steve Abbott discusses the heritage of film in the city of Bradford.
FRI 09:00 Desert Island Discs (b00krkct)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:15 on Sunday]
FRI 09:45 Book of the Week (b00kvp9p)
The Locust and the Bird
Episode 5
Lebanese novelist Hanan al-Shaykh's memoir of the life of her mother. Kamila is haunted by her decision to abandon her young daughters, and she seeks a reconciliation with Hanan.
FRI 10:00 Woman's Hour (b00ks0km)
Anne Fine; Sue Moffitt; Heroines
Author Anne Fine on differences between writing for children and adults. Plus, artist Sue Moffitt on the cows that inspired her; and which heroines would make your top five list?
FRI 11:00 Meet the Patels (b00kvryj)
Exploring the success of the 210,000-strong community of Patels in Britain, the stereotypical Asian corner shopkeepers.
There are 50 Patel multi-millionaires and 500 millionaires on the Britain's annual Rich List, a level of success partly attributable to community solidarity. Community elders often arrange get-togethers, including singles nights, speed-dating events, and even a Patel matrimonial website, which has been cited as the most successful online marriage meet.
Clare Jenkins attends one of these events to find out why it is seen as important to marry within this large - and wealthy - community.
FRI 11:30 Electric Ink (b011f3pc)
Series 1
Episode 2
Circulation is going through the roof.
Old hacks meet new media in Alistair Beaton’s satire set in the changing world of the newspaper industry.
Maddox ...... Robert Lindsay
Oliver ...... Alex Jennings
Amelia ...... Elizabeth Berrington
Tasneem ...... Zita Sattar
Masha ...... Debbie Chazen
Freddy ...... Ben Willbond
Announcer ...... Matt Addis
With additional material by Tom Mitchelson.
Director: Sally Avens
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in June 2009.
FRI 12:00 You and Yours (b00ks1kx)
Consumer news and issues with Winifred Robinson.
FRI 12:57 Weather (b00ks1rw)
The latest weather forecast.
FRI 13:00 World at One (b00ks1v6)
National and international news with Shaun Ley.
FRI 13:30 Feedback (b00kvt7z)
During the coverage of the European elections, did the coverage of Westminster politics drown out the coverage of European politics? And how should the BBC deal with the BNP now that they have an electoral mandate? Ric Bailey, the BBC's Chief Adviser of Politics, answers listeners' concerns.
What's the point of What's the Point Of...? The producer responds after Quentin Letts's latest series propmpted a number of emails.
Feedback enters some contentious territory and asks if there are some programme ideas which are too visual to be done on the radio?
Plus, as ever, all of your comments on BBC Radio.
FRI 14:00 The Archers (b00ks1x8)
[Repeat of broadcast at
19:00 on Thursday]
FRI 14:15 Drama (b00kvt81)
Series 2
A Water Baby
Series of four plays by Nick Warburton, set in an idiosyncratic restaurant in the Fens.
After weeks of heavy rain, Mardle Fen is waterlogged and a strange child leads Warwick through the flood.
Warwick ...... Trevor Peacock
Jack ...... Sam Dale
Marcia ...... Kate Buffery
Samuel ...... John Rowe
Zofia ...... Helen Longworth
Chloe ...... Lauren Mote
Dutch ...... Paul Rider
Directed by Claire Grove.
FRI 15:00 Gardeners' Question Time (b00kvt83)
Eric Robson chairs the popular horticultural forum.
Bob Flowerdew, Anne Swithinbank and Chris Beardshaw are guests of Sparsholt College in Hampshire.
Featuring the first in a series of visits to the garden of Roy Lancaster to hear the stories behind some of his favourite plants.
Including Gardening weather forecast.
FRI 15:45 America, Empire of Liberty (b00ks227)
The 'War on Poverty'
Series charting the history of America, written and presented by David Reynolds.
Lyndon Johnson seizes the political moment after the assassination of President Kennedy to make sweeping reforms to America's healthcare and education programmes.
FRI 16:00 Last Word (b00kvt85)
Featuring the life of the controversial trade union leader Eric Hammond, who did a secret deal to help Rupert Murdoch move his newspapers to Wapping.
One of the founders of Google, Sergey Brin, pays tribute to the computer scientist Professor Rajeev Motwani, who helped them develop their search engine.
Matthew Bannister also discusses the Scottish poet Maurice Lindsay, a passionate advocate for Scottish literature, art and architecture, the 'ton up vicar' of the 1960s, Father Bill Shergold, who encouraged hundreds of bikers to join his church youth club in the East End of London, and the record producer Ron Richards, who worked with the Hollies, Gerry and the Pacemakers as well as on some of the Beatles' first recording sessions.
FRI 16:30 The Film Programme (b00kvt87)
Francine Stock talks to Ken Loach about working with Eric Cantona on his new film, Looking for Eric.
FRI 17:00 PM (b00ks2hn)
Full coverage and analysis of the day's news with Eddie Mair. Plus Weather.
FRI 18:00 Six O'Clock News (b00ks2kv)
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4, followed by Weather.
FRI 18:30 The News Quiz (b00kvt89)
Series 68
Episode 7
Sandi Toksvig chairs the topical comedy quiz. Panellists include Jeremy Hardy, Andy Hamilton and Sue Perkins.
FRI 19:00 The Archers (b00ks1xb)
Bert describes his entry for the WI contest to Lynda: a wonderful display of vegetable flowers and leaves. Lynda manages to steam-roller him into getting more involved with the Ambridge Plinth at the fete.
Lilian arrives at Peggy's, and feels awkward when she realises Jennifer is already there. When Peggy leaves the room to answer the door to Lynda, Jennifer tentatively asks after Lilian, who she thinks looks tired and thin, but Lilian gives her short shrift. When Lynda starts talking about the plinth, Lilian cannot take it anymore and abruptly leaves.
Adam accuses Matt of treating Lilian badly and lying to her. Matt is angered by the interference but laughs in Adam's face when he accuses Matt of cheating on Lilian. He tells Adam to stay out of things he doesn't understand.
Later, Matt loses patience with Bert when he drops some hanging baskets off at the Dower House. Lilian returns and demands to know where Matt has been. He's angry about Adam's intrusion, which he assumes was on Lilian's instruction. Lilian denies all knowledge of Adam's visit, and tells Matt she doesn't believe his story. Matt doesn't care. He's told her the truth, and that's all there is to it.
Episode written by Keri Davies.
FRI 19:15 Front Row (b00ks2nf)
Arts news and reviews.
Helen Mirren returns to the stage as the eponymous tragic heroine in Phedre at the National Theatre. Professor of Classics and Drama at Royal Holloway Edith Hall reviews the production, which is directed by Nicholas Hytner in a version of Racine's play written by Ted Hughes.
After creating the kind of northern town that nightmares are made of, The League Of Gentlemen's Reece Shearsmith and Steve Pemberton discuss the inspirations for their dark TV comedy, Psychoville.
Following news that architect Lord Richard Rogers has lost the job of redesigning Chelsea Barracks, architectural critic Hugh Pearman discusses the role of signature building projects in a recession.
The 50th anniversary of the founding of Ronnie Scott's Jazz Club is being marked by jazz events at the British Film Institute, with screenings of archive TV programmes featuring jazz musicians including Ella Fitzgerald, Nina Simone (both filmed live at Ronnie's), John Dankworth, Humphrey Lyttleton, Dizzy Gillespie, Louis Armstrong, Stan Tracey and Courtney Pine. John Dankworth talks about composing music for films and his friendship with Ronnie Scott.
FRI 19:45 15 Minute Drama (b00ks4bf)
The Pillow Book, series 2 - Fire
Episode 5
By Robert Forrest. Second series inspired by the writings of Sei Shonagon, the 10th-century Japanese poet and lady-in-waiting to the Empress Teishi.
Shonagon and Yukinari find themselves in a damp cellar of the Palace in the middle of the night, face to face with Lord Oshika - a young man of high ideals and convictions, and perhaps deadly intent.
Shonagon ...... Ruth Gemmell
Yukinari ...... Mark Bazeley
Oshika ...... Nick Underwood
Masamitsu ...... Ralph Riach
Emperor ...... Simon Ginty.
FRI 20:00 Any Questions? (b00kvt8c)
Jonathan Dimbleby chairs the topical debate in Knutsford, Cheshire. Panellists include Labour MP Frank Field.
FRI 20:50 David Attenborough's Life Stories (b00kvt8f)
Series 1
Monstrous Flowers
Series of talks by Sir David Attenborough on the natural histories of creatures and plants from around the world.
Deep in the steamy forests of Sumatra, the largest flowers in the world bloom, albeit for under a week. But why are they so big?
FRI 21:00 America, Empire of Liberty Omnibus (b00kw9x0)
Rights and Riots
Omnibus edition of the series charting the history of America, written and presented by David Reynolds.
In the 1960s, tensions in American society come bubbling to the surface as liberation movements fight for rights for black Americans and women.
FRI 21:58 Weather (b00ks4jx)
The latest weather forecast.
FRI 22:00 The World Tonight (b00ks4l9)
National and international news and analysis with Roger Hearing.
Iranians vote in presidential elections.
The art of resignation - can it be done well?
Bermuda and the former Guantanamo inmates.
How American cigarettes could change.
FRI 22:45 Book at Bedtime (b00ksjyy)
David Nicholls - One Day
Episode 5
Julian Rhind-Tutt reads from the bittersweet novel by David Nicholls.
Emma has bought a flat with her boyfriend Ian, and is drifting away from Dexter and his drug-fuelled lifestyle. Can their friendship bridge the difference between their worlds?
A Waters Company production for BBC Radio 4.
FRI 23:00 A Good Read (b00ktc9w)
[Repeat of broadcast at
16:30 on Tuesday]
FRI 23:30 Today in Parliament (b00ks4n5)
News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament with Mark D'Arcy.
LIST OF THIS WEEK'S PROGRAMMES
(Note: the times link back to the details; the pids link to the BBC page, including iPlayer)
15 Minute Drama
19:45 MON (b00ks45x)
15 Minute Drama
19:45 TUE (b00ks4b7)
15 Minute Drama
19:45 WED (b00ks4b9)
15 Minute Drama
19:45 THU (b00ks4bc)
15 Minute Drama
19:45 FRI (b00ks4bf)
A Good Read
16:30 TUE (b00ktc9w)
A Good Read
23:00 FRI (b00ktc9w)
A Guide to Water Birds
14:45 SUN (b00krsyq)
Afternoon Reading
00:30 SUN (b007s262)
Afternoon Reading
19:45 SUN (b0082b3y)
Afternoon Reading
15:30 TUE (b00ktb3y)
Afternoon Reading
15:30 WED (b00ktbf0)
Afternoon Reading
15:30 THU (b00ktbf2)
All in the Mind
21:00 TUE (b00ktcb2)
All in the Mind
16:30 WED (b00ktcb2)
America, Empire of Liberty Omnibus
21:00 FRI (b00kw9x0)
America, Empire of Liberty
15:45 MON (b00kslm2)
America, Empire of Liberty
15:45 TUE (b00ks221)
America, Empire of Liberty
15:45 WED (b00ks223)
America, Empire of Liberty
15:45 THU (b00ks225)
America, Empire of Liberty
15:45 FRI (b00ks227)
Americana
19:15 SUN (b00kryg6)
Analysis
20:30 MON (b00l0xxl)
Any Answers?
14:00 SAT (b00krgdj)
Any Questions?
13:10 SAT (b00kr7bm)
Any Questions?
20:00 FRI (b00kvt8c)
Archive on 4
20:00 SAT (b00kwfbz)
Archive on 4
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Bells on Sunday
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Bells on Sunday
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Beyond Belief
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Bong! The Condensed History of Big Ben
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Book at Bedtime
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Book at Bedtime
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Book at Bedtime
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Book at Bedtime
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Book at Bedtime
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Book of the Week
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Book of the Week
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Book of the Week
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Book of the Week
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Book of the Week
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Book of the Week
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Book of the Week
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Book of the Week
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Book of the Week
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Book of the Week
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Bookclub
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Bookclub
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Britain in Their Sites
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Broadcasting House
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Burl Ives
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Classic Serial
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Classic Serial
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Counterpoint
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David Attenborough's Life Stories
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David Attenborough's Life Stories
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Desert Island Discs
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Desert Island Discs
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Down the Line
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Drama
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Drama
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Drama
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Drama
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Drama
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Election Special: European Elections 2009
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Electric Ink
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Excess Baggage
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Farming Today
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Farming Today
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Farming Today
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Farming Today
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Farming Today
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Farming Today
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Feedback
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Feedback
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File on 4
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File on 4
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From Fact to Fiction
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From Fact to Fiction
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From Our Own Correspondent
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From Our Own Correspondent
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Front Row
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Front Row
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Front Row
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Front Row
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Front Row
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Frontiers
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Gardeners' Question Time
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Gardeners' Question Time
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Governors Needed
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Hut 33
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In Our Time
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In Our Time
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In Touch
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Ireland: From Boom to Bust
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Last Word
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Last Word
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Leading Edge
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Living World
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Loose Ends
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Making History
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Mark Watson Makes the World Substantially Better
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Material World
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Meet the Patels
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Midnight News
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Midnight News
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Midnight News
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Midnight News
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Midnight News
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Midnight News
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Midweek
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Midweek
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Money Box Live
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Money Box
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Moral Maze
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Moral Maze
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Nature
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Nature
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Newfangle
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News Briefing
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News Briefing
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News Briefing
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News Briefing
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News Briefing
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News Briefing
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News Briefing
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News Headlines
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News and Papers
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News and Papers
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News and Papers
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News and Weather
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News
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Off the Page
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Off the Page
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PM
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PM
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PM
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PM
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Performing to the Red Light
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Performing to the Red Light
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Pick of the Week
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Poetry Please
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Poetry Please
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Prayer for the Day
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Prayer for the Day
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Prayer for the Day
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Prayer for the Day
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Prayer for the Day
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Prayer for the Day
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Punt PI
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Quote... Unquote
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Radio 4 Appeal
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Radio 4 Appeal
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Radio 4 Appeal
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Ramblings
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Ramblings
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Saturday Drama
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Saturday Live
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Saturday Review
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Selection of BBC World Service Programmes
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Selection of BBC World Service Programmes
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Selection of BBC World Service Programmes
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Selection of BBC World Service Programmes
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Selection of BBC World Service Programmes
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Selection of BBC World Service Programmes
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Selection of BBC World Service Programmes
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Self-Storage
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Shipping Forecast
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Shipping Forecast
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Shipping Forecast
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Shipping Forecast
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Shipping Forecast
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Shipping Forecast
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Shipping Forecast
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Shipping Forecast
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Shipping Forecast
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Shipping Forecast
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Shipping Forecast
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Shipping Forecast
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Shipping Forecast
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Six O'Clock News
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Six O'Clock News
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Six O'Clock News
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Six O'Clock News
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Six O'Clock News
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Six O'Clock News
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Six O'Clock News
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Something Understood
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Spoon, Jar, Jar, Spoon - The Two Sides of Tommy Cooper
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Spread a Little Happiness
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Start the Week
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Start the Week
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Strangers on Trains
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Street Circus
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Sunday Worship
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Sunday
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The Archers Omnibus
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The Archers
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The Archers
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The Archers
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The Archers
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The Archers
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The Archers
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The Archers
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The Archers
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The Archers
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The Archers
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The Archers
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The Body of Art
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The Bottom Line
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The Bottom Line
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The Eureka Years
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The Film Programme
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The Food Programme
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The Food Programme
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The Ian Blair Years
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The Media Show
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The Museum of Curiosity
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The Museum of Curiosity
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The News Quiz
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The News Quiz
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The Reith Lectures
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The Report
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The Secret World
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The Week in Westminster
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The World This Weekend
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The World Tonight
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The World Tonight
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The World Tonight
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The World Tonight
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The World Tonight
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Thinking Allowed
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Today in Parliament
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Today in Parliament
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Today in Parliament
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Today in Parliament
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Today in Parliament
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Today
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Today
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Today
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Today
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Today
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Today
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Unseen Britain
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Weather
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Weather
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Weather
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Woman's Hour
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Woman's Hour
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Woman's Hour
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Woman's Hour
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Woman's Hour
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Woman's Hour
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World at One
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World at One
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World at One
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World at One
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World at One
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You and Yours
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You and Yours
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You and Yours
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You and Yours
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You and Yours
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